{"id":12842,"date":"2012-12-19T10:14:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T14:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=12842"},"modified":"2012-12-19T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T14:14:25","slug":"call-intern-kpcb-design-fellows-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2012\/12\/19\/call-intern-kpcb-design-fellows-program\/","title":{"rendered":"[CALL \/ INTERN] KPCB Design Fellows Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KPCB Design Fellows Program Details<\/p>\n<p>Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpcb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.kpcb.com<\/a>), a world-leading<br \/>\nventure capital firm located in Silicon Valley, has just launched the<br \/>\nKPCB Design Fellows Program and we\u2019d like to share this opportunity<br \/>\nwith you.<\/p>\n<p>The Fellows Program pairs bright students across the country with<br \/>\ninnovative startup companies located in Silicon Valley, beginning with<br \/>\nthe summer of 2013. \u00a0The goal of the Fellows Program is for students<br \/>\nto gain significant experience working on some of the most unique and<br \/>\nchallenging design problems, and to develop new and meaningful<br \/>\nrelationships.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the summer, Design Fellows will develop their<br \/>\ndesign abilities through paid employment and mentorship by design<br \/>\nexecutives within a startup company. In addition, the Design Fellows<br \/>\nwill also spend time with KPCB\u2019s Design Council &#8211; Zach Klein, DIY;<br \/>\nSahil Lavingia, Gumroad; Elle Luna, Mailbox; Gentry Underwood,<br \/>\nMailbox; Marcos Weskamp, Flipboard; Wesley Yun, Samsung; Matt Beebe,<br \/>\nTylr Mobile.<\/p>\n<p>To complement the design work experience, Design Fellows will also be<br \/>\ninvited to exclusive events hosted by KPCB-funded companies, where<br \/>\nthey can meet other talented designers, network with design<br \/>\nluminaries, and explore the San Francisco Bay Area. To ensure that<br \/>\nDesign Fellows have the best possible experience during the summer,<br \/>\nthe program will accept only a limited number of top applicants. KPCB<br \/>\nanticipates having 10 Design Fellows for the summer 2013 program.<\/p>\n<p>The application period for the summer 2013 KPCB Design Fellows Program<br \/>\nopened on November 20, 2012. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm<br \/>\nPDT on January 31, 2013.<br \/>\nWebsite:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpcbfellows.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kpcbfellows.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a Design Fellow, you\u2019ll have the opportunity to meet with, work<br \/>\nwith, and be mentored by these program partners:<\/p>\n<p>Flipboard<br \/>\nKlout<br \/>\nNest<br \/>\nOne Kings Lane<br \/>\nOpower<br \/>\nPath<br \/>\nShopkick<br \/>\nSquare<br \/>\nTwitter<br \/>\nZaarly<\/p>\n<p>Links to recent news articles:<\/p>\n<p>Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2012\/11\/20\/designers-kleiner-perkins-wants-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/<wbr>2012\/11\/20\/designers-kleiner-<wbr>perkins-wants-you\/<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fast Company<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/1671343\/kleiner-perkins-the-mega-vc-firm-launches-a-design-fellows-program\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/<wbr>1671343\/kleiner-perkins-the-<wbr>mega-vc-firm-launches-a-<wbr>design-fellows-program<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a>&lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/matthew-wong\/kleiner-perkins-launches-summer-design-fellowship.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/<wbr>www.inc.com\/matthew-wong\/<wbr>kleiner-perkins-launches-<wbr>summer-design-fellowship.html<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Gigaom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/11\/20\/kleiner-perkins-adds-design-fellows-program-to-promote-design-in-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/11\/20\/<wbr>kleiner-perkins-adds-design-<wbr>fellows-program-to-promote-<wbr>design-in-technology\/<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Techcrunch<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/11\/20\/kleiner-perkins-launches-design-fellows-program-to-match-talented-designers-with-portfolio-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/11\/<wbr>20\/kleiner-perkins-launches-<wbr>design-fellows-program-to-<wbr>match-talented-designers-with-<wbr>portfolio-companies\/<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KPCB Design Fellows Program Details Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers (www.kpcb.com), a world-leading venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley, has just launched the KPCB&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-call","category-intern","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12842\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}